Where does “faglig” come from?
faglig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish fag, from German fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
faglig (Norwegian Bokmål): professional
Definitions
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Ancestry of “faglig”, step by step
faglig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fag | subject; trade, craft, profession; bay |
| 2 | German | fach | second-person singular imperative of fachen |
| 3 | Middle High German | vach | -fold |
| 4 | Old High German | fah | wall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fak | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faką | An enclosed or defined space; division;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Danish lig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lig | equal to; like, similar to; body, corpse |
| 2 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 3 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Norwegian Bokmål fag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fag | a subject; a profession, trade, discipline |